Eurovision 1981 Results: Voting & Points
Eurovision 1981 Scoreboard
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 result: United Kingdom won with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz with 136 points
Date: Saturday 4 April 1981
Location: Simmonscourt Pavillion, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
Broadcaster: RTÈ
Host: Doireann Ní Bhríain
Voting: Each country's jury awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Interval act: Planxty with "Timedance" danced by Dublin City Ballet
Debuting countries: Cyprus
In 1981 the UK act Bucks Fizz stunned viewers with their Velcro rip-away skirts and within 48 hours, Velcro had sold out across the country
Italy boycotted the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, saying that it was too old fashioned
